Photo Ceramics by Xiomaro
An Homage to J. Alden Weir and the Tile Club

May 1, 2017 to October 31, 2017

Free Admission

This debut solo exhibition features 23 photo ceramics that apply a modern twist to an old idea. In 1877, J. Alden Weir, the father of American Impressionist painting, formed the Tile Club with other iconic artists for the camaraderie of creating hand-crafted decorative tiles.

Rather than painting on 8” square crème-white tiles as Weir did, adhesives and finishes are brushed over photographic prints to fuse them onto black 4”, 6” and 12” ceramic tiles. These photo ceramics have a luminous surface and the accidental effects from the flow of the stippled brushwork impart an individualized antiqued texture to each piece.